wild pitch
noun
: a baseball pitch not hit by the batter that cannot be caught or controlled by the catcher with ordinary effort and that enables a base runner to advance compare passed ball
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Boston Bateman of Camarillo had a no-hitter through five innings but gave up a run on a walk, sacrifice, wild pitch and sacrifice fly.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2024
In the first inning the Tritons committed an error, hit a batter, failed to catch a deep fly that perhaps could have been caught and had a wild pitch.
—Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2024
In the first inning the Tritons committed an error, hit a batter, failed to catch a deep fly that perhaps could have been caught and had a wild pitch.
—Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024
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“Wild pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20pitch. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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